One-to-One
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: May 3, 2022
FADE IN
Act 1
EXT. HANG HAU VILLAGE - 17:15
Roadside. Having parked the car, PETER indicates to his WIFE.
PETER: I'm going with you.
PETER (V.O.): I used to wait for my wife and our pet at the car park, but today, roadside temporary parking seems fine.
They leave the car.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): See how our pet would react then she sees us again.
Soon, they arrive at a shop with a white barber pole depicting a dog device.
PETER: This is cute.
Peter sees hairdressers in light-red uniforms.
PETER (V.O.): Well, the decoration and facilities here are beyond my expectation.
Peter captures a photo of the shop.
Act 2
FLASHBACK
INT. BARBER SHOP, HUNG SHUI KIU - DAY (1966)
A BARBER is cutting the hair of Peter (12).
PETER (V.O.): Having settling down, I'll enjoy the one-to-one service.
The barber is trimming Peter's hair.
PETER: I need custom shaving.
The barber reclines Peter's chair.
PETER (V.O.): I know there isn't much to shave, but I feel relaxed in the reclined position.
The barber using a canvas to sharpen a razor.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd): That's a mystery to me.
Before shaving, the barber then uses shaving foam to wet and soften Peter's skin and hair.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I enjoy this the most.
Later, the barber applies a blow-dryer to Peter hair.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is the tricky part as the heat exposure hurts.
INT. PETER'S FAMILY HOME - DAY (1969)
Facing a mirror, a long-haired Peter (15) is using a new barber's scissor to cut his hair.
PETER (V.O.): The trend is to do the hair yourself as barbers don't understand the young's desired hairstyle.
INT. WU SHUE-FUN'S HOME, YUEN LONG - NIGHT (Summer, 1974)
A gathering of former classmates, including CHAN KING-CHAU (21) and WU SHUE-FUN (21).
PETER (V.O.): Chan and Wu repeated their F.7. I chose to teach full-time and re-sit the HKU matriculation exams. We met when the exams were over.
Later, Wu cuts Peter's hair.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is meant to celebrate my joining the civil service.
END FLASHBACK
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): But days later, both Chan and Wu were struck dead by lightning while hoping to see sunrise from Lantau Peak.
FLASHBACK
EXT. KWAI SHING ESTATE - DAY (Winter, 1974)
Market place. An ASSISTANT HOUSING MANAGER (AHM) wearing a traditional hairstyle, a long-haired Peter, and half a dozen of CARETAKERS are stationing at hawker control spots.
AHM: Peter, why do you wear such long hair?
PETER: I don't feel like cutting it.
AHM looks perplexed.
PETER (Cont'd): My last haircut was done by my friend, He died several months ago. What remains in me was the shape my hair cut by him.
RETURN TO PRESENT
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Both Wu and Chan fantasize to become someone's loving boyfriends.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They stay in my memory as well-liked friends forever at age 21.
Reflecting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The real trouble for all is, we think we've time.
Act 3
Peter's wife gets back the anxious-looking KAJI, the family pet.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't think she has enjoyed the one-to-one hairdressing service.
Returning to the car, a well-groomed Kaji sits on the lap of Peter's wife.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The most beautiful thing can't be seen or even touched, it can only be felt.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This one little trip has triggered my big memories.
Driving.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As long as I live, I treat my memories as treasures.
FADE OUT
THE END
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